July 27, 2009, 5:46PM

DetroitRedWings.com's Christy Hammond reports that the Red Wings and Ilitch Charities held a reception for the eight recipients of college scholarships on Monday, with Christopher Ilitch presiding over the events at the Hockeytown Cafe: July 27, DetroitRedWings.com: Eight student-athletes from the Little Caesars AAA hockey program and the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League (LCAHL) each received a $2,500 scholarship from... Full story »

June 28, 2009, 7:26AM

According to the Free Press's George Sipple, Red Wings VP and Ilitch Holdings successor Christopher Ilitch spent this weekend in Montreal: June 28, Detroit Free Press: Christopher Ilitch, the president and chief executive officer of Ilitch Holdings Inc. and a vice president of the Red Wings, attended his first NHL draft this weekend. Holland said Ilitch flew into Montreal on... Full story »

June 27, 2009, 10:32PM

To some extent, the Detroit Red Wings' decision to decline renewing their lease on Joe Louis Arena simply served as a matter of procedure because another 20-year extension would have automatically kicked in had the Wings not informed the City of their intentions by Tuesday, June 30th; to some extent, declining their option to renew their lease gave the City... Full story »

June 26, 2009, 4:59PM

The Detroit Red Wings officially declined their option to extend their lease on Joe Louis Arena today, emphasizing the concept that not renewing the lease doesn't necessarily mean that the Red Wings will leave the Joe. Ilitch Holdings VP of communications Karen Cullen told the Detroit News that Olympia Entertainment has no desire to negotiate a new lease through media... Full story »

June 26, 2009, 10:09AM

This press release just hit the wires: June 26, PR Newswire: DETROIT, June 26 -- Olympia Entertainment today informed the City of Detroit via personal phone call and hand-delivered letter that, pursuant to the terms of its current lease, Olympia Entertainment will not exercise its option to extend the current lease on the Joe Louis and Cobo Arenas for an... Full story »

April 02, 2009, 4:00PM

Pete Bublitz of the outspoken website "America JR" attended the Red Wings' lunch as a function of the Detroit Economic Club, and he notes that the Wings focused on playoff preparation in their discussions with the audience: April 2, America JR: While Holland gave his address, he also highlighted the point that there was more balanced contention around the NHL... Full story »

April 01, 2009, 4:18PM

The Detroit Red Wings' website posted a 4:55 clip of Fox Sports' Ken Daniels and Mickey Redmond unveiling the Red Wings' playoff theme, "The Beard is Back," during their visit to the Detroit Economic Club. They gave everyone in attendance a "playoff beard"... Full story »

April 01, 2009, 1:35AM

Yesterday afternoon, I posted the press release stating that the Red Wings have chosen to hold contests to determine which player and/or fan has the best playoff beard, but the Detroit News confirms that "The Beard is Back" is officially Detroit's playoff slogan: March 31, Detroit News: The Red Wings are embracing history in their quest to repeat as Stanley... Full story »

March 18, 2009, 9:04AM

The Red Wings performed rather typically for the first forty-seven minutes of their game against the Philadelphia Flyers--they had put thirty-plus shots on Martin Biron, but they struggled to crack the scoreboard, and the Flyers managed to catch the Wings pressing for offensive chances and scored two goals on odd-man rushes. The Wings kept shooting, however, and Pavel Datsyuk finally... Full story »

July 29, 2008, 9:01PM

File this one under "cool": July 29, PR Newswire: Ilitch Charities, the charitable arm of the Ilitch companies, awarded $20,000 in scholarships today to seven student athletes from the Little Caesars AAA Hockey Program and the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League (LCAHL). The students were honored at a luncheon at Hockeytown Cafe in Detroit, where Ilitch Charities Chairman Christopher Ilitch... Full story »

July 22, 2008, 1:10PM

The inaugural Ilitch Charities Celebrity Golf Classic is taking place on August 25, 2008 at the Oakland Hills Country Club, and Ilitch Holdings has determined the recipients of the funds raised at the event: July 22, PR Newswire: Ilitch Charities Chairman Christopher Ilitch today announced that the organization's inaugural Celebrity Golf Classic will benefit The Greening of Detroit and The... Full story »

June 26, 2008, 2:17PM

The Ilitch family is about to receive some serious pressure to leave Joe Louis Arena (which may at least bring a favourable rink deal) as Cobo Hall is in desperate need of a significant expansion to keep the North American International Auto Show running: June 26, Detroit News: Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick plans to announce within 30 days an 80,000-square-foot expansion... Full story »

June 26, 2008, 4:55AM

The Stanley Cup spent most of Wednesday afternoon touring the State Capitol in Lansing, and it made an extended stop in the Capitol's rotunda. WILX's Jason Colthorp says that the Cup was warmly received: June 25, WILX.com: It wasn't just hockey fans that lined up to see the Stanley Cup today. Easily more than a thousand people came out to... Full story »

June 23, 2008, 11:05PM

Red Wings fans in mid-Michigan, you're in for a treat: June 23, WLNS: A bit of hockey history is headed to the Michigan state Capitol. The Stanley Cup will be displayed in the Capitol rotunda from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday. It's a chance for the public to catch a glimpse of the prize awarded to the Detroit Red... Full story »

June 19, 2008, 6:56AM

According to the Macomb Daily's Chad Selweski, the Stanley Cup's appearance at the Macomb County Board of Commissioners office was in fact part of a partially-political statewide tour. Stanley has to "officially" visit government officials, too: June 19, Macomb Daily: The cup's visit was arranged by Chris Ilitch, son of Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch, and CEO of Ilitch Holdings... Full story »

June 18, 2008, 6:19PM

The Stanley Cup is back in Detroit, and the Free Press's Steve Neavling says that Stanley spent Wednesday morning brightening up the Macomb County Commissioners' finance meeting: June 18, Detroit Free Press: [C]ommissioners got a reprieve from crunching numbers at their finance committee meeting this morning when the vice president of the Detroit Red Wings presented the shiny Stanley Cup.... Full story »

June 13, 2008, 6:01PM

Here are three Friday pressers of note, starting with a plug for the Grand Rapids Griffins' "Put a Lid on it!" campaign: June 12, Griffinshockey.com: One hundred twenty local children will receive a new bike helmet at no cost this Saturday, June 14 from 1-3 p.m., when the Grand Rapids Griffins and Safe Kids Greater Grand Rapids host "Lids at... Full story »

June 05, 2008, 7:45PM

Here are as many of the audio clips from the Detroit Red Wings' Stanley Cup win and the various radio stations (and newspapers) in Metro Detroit that covered the event: WJR: WJR's interviews included Red Wings CEO Christopher Ilitch discussing the Championship and its impact on the City of Detroit, Steve Yzerman discussing the Wings' win, the mayor of Harbour... Full story »

April 09, 2008, 2:24PM

Christopher Ilitch gave the Wings' playoff slogan a little plug in discussing a promotion that will allow Wings fans to "see red" throughout the Wings' Cup run: April 9, PR Newswire: The Detroit Red Wings are entering their 17th consecutive Stanley Cup playoff appearance, and to help cheer the team to victory, the Fabulous Fox Theatre tower sign will shine... Full story »